Building offensive line depth is a job for once-prized recruits

7:50 PM,
Apr. 11, 2014

Written by

Ryan Dunleavy
| @rydunleavy

Be it at a local restaurant or in the living space shared by Chris Muller and J.J. Denman, the five offensive linemen from the 2012 Rutgers football recruiting class often wind up in the same place at the same time. It was only a matter of time until they began to congregate on the depth chart.

For the first time since they joined together to form the basis of a Top 25 nationally ranked class, the majority of the quintet is being asked to contribute on the practice field. J.J. Denman (left guard), Derrick Nelson (center) and Ryan Brodie (right tackle) are one injury away from joining starting right ...